Today’s figures also show that groups across society are accessing new job opportunities: nearly 500,000 more people from a black and minority ethnic background (BAME) have started working since 2015 the gender employment rate gap is at a near-record low, … read more
In January: HM Land Registry completed more than 1,782,080 applications to change or query the Land Register the South East topped the table of regional applications with 403,526 The transaction data shows HM Land Registry completed 1,782,088 applications in January … read more
This article first appeared in The Times Red Box section. Cast your mind back 13 years to 2005. The world was a very different place. The phrase ‘climate change’ was not exactly a buzzword and yet an extraordinary moment occurred. … read more
With permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to update the House on my Department’s response to the sexual abuse and exploitation perpetrated by charity workers in Haiti in 2011, and the measures we are taking to improve safeguarding across the … read more
Minister for the Middle East and North Africa, Alistair Burt, said: The Asad regime’s brutal siege of Eastern Ghouta, coupled with escalating bombardment and reports of chemicals weapons use, is causing unprecedented levels of suffering. The enclave has become a … read more